From May 20 to September 17, 2017, the exhibition « Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986), La Femme sur le rivage » at the Villa Les Roches Brunes in Dinard, Brittany, unveils some one hundred photographs full of joie de vivre that exemplify the elegance, sensuality and sense of freedom of life on the beach. Organized around eight […]
Lartigue’s photographs are permeated with the nonchalance and poetry of seaside towns on the French Riviera, in Normandy and on the Basque coastline, where he found the ideal theatre for capturing fleeting moments and for exploring the brevity of happiness and the fragility of existence. These images by Lartigue are included in the exhibition “Tous […]
Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986), the Opiom Gallery and the Town Hall in Opio – a village in the South of Frnce where Lartigue lived for many years – , in collaboration with the Donation Lartigue, present an exhibition entitled “The Colors of Opio.” On display through December 31, the […]
Jacques Henri Lartigue’s images spill over with the joy he felt among the family members, friends, and lovers he immortalized in his photographs. One of the most prominent figures in his photos is his brother-in-law, Dr. Pierre Boucard. From 1920 to 1930, Lartigue visited this doctor and researcher (inventor of Lactéol) on numerous occasions, both […]
Following exhibitions in Arles and London, the Multimedia Art Museum (MAMM) in Moscow hosts the exhibition ‘Bibi” in the framework of the 2014 photo biennial. The MAMM arts musuem, created in 1996, is an ambitious project housing The Moscow House of Photography and its rich collection of Russian photography, as well as the Rodchenko Art School. […]
Jacques Henri Lartigue’s love of the sea and coastline is obvious when browsing through the 130 photographic albums he made throughout his lifetime. As a child, he spent time on the beaches of Biarritz, Trouville and the French Riviera, and was inspired by the intense encounter of earth, sky and sea. He thus spent a […]
Mediterranean Sea, September 12th, 1927. Having a motor car in this landscape is magical… the drive to Cannes along the narrow, deserted little road that follows the coastline via Golfe Juan is wonderful. A motionless sea falling asleep in the sunset with its eyes still open. Diaries, Cap d’Antibes, May 1921.
